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Beautiful Ghibli diorama kits lets you build anime characters’ homes inside yours [Photos]

Casey Baseel
4 days ago
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Papercraft models are small in size, but colossally cool for fans of Studio Ghibli.

Japan
(anime • Arietty • art • cool • crafts • dioramas • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • papercraft • Studio Ghibli)

New Studio Ghibli stamps – Too cute to wait until New Year’s to use, so they’re available right now

Casey Baseel
Oct 19, 2026

Totoro and the Catbus are ready to help you get started on wishing for good luck and happiness even before we get to nengajo season.

Japan
(anime • art • crafts • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • nengajo • New Year's cards • stamps • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

If anyone needs us, we’ll be in the cardboard Japanese snack house we just built [Photos]

Casey Baseel
Oct 8, 2026

A home within a home for snacking, relaxing, and more snacking.

Japan
(cardboard • COK • crafts • crazy • food • funny • Natsuno Futon • snacks • SNJO • weird)

Make-your-own-Totoro plushie workshop event coming to Ghibli Park park this fall

Casey Baseel
Oct 5, 2026

Why build a bear when you could build a Totoro?

Japan
(anime • awesome • cool • crafts • Ghibli Park • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • plushies • Studio Ghibli • Tototo)

Casio collaborates with a Kyoto foil master for a luxurious one million yen G-SHOCK

Elliot Hale
Oct 3, 2026

Featuring inspirations from kigumi wood joinery design and hand-dusted platinum, each of these limited edition watches are a unique work of art.

Japan
(Casio • COK • crafts • culture • G-Shock • kigumi • limited edition • Luxury • luxury watches • MR-G • sunago • watch • watches)

Ghibli store Donguri Kyowakoku now has special frames to protect your anime art Paper Theater kits

Casey Baseel
Sep 12, 2026

Studio Ghibli specialty shop wants to keep your papercraft Totoro safe.

Japan
(anime & manga • art • beautiful • cool • crafts • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • My Neighbor Totoro • Paper Theater • papercraft • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Join Naked in the Niwa garden: Kyoto Station’s newest spot to craft traditional art

Elliot Hale
Sep 5, 2026

Workshops offer English instruction in making custom gold leaf bags, weaving bamboo baskets, and crafting samurai armor.

Japan
(art • COK • crafts • culture • digital art • ikebana • Japan travel • Japanese traditional crafts • Kyoto • Kyoto Station • naked • odoshi • shikai nami • stations • surihaku • tourism • traditional crafts • travel • workshop • yuzen)

Japan’s popular bead bonsai kit is as beautiful as it is gruelling to make

Elliot Hale
Apr 16, 2026

Gorgeous and tiny, yet contains the potential to break spirits and thumbs.

Japan
(art • arts and crafts • beautiful • bonsai • COK • craft • crafts • cute • DIY • interior • miniature • miniature trees • sakura • SNJO • Tokyo)

Studio Ghibli showcases traditional craftsmanship with new wallet range

Oona McGee
Dec 17, 2024

Totoro and No Face bring anime star power to a craft coveted by samurai.

Japan
(anime • Bunko • Bunkoya • coin case • crafts • craftsmanship • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • good luck • Himeji leather • Japanese traditional crafts • leather • leather goods • lucky • My Neighbor Totoro • No Face • shop • spirited away • Studio Ghibli • Totoro • tradition • wallets)

Ghibli Paper Theater craft kits are back to end your stocking stuffer/souvenir search【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Dec 6, 2024

With scenes adorable and awesome, these DIY papercraft kits are as easy to love as they are to transport.

Japan
(anime • arts and crafts • crafts • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • Kiki's Delivery Service • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • Paper Theater • papercraft • Princess Mononoke • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

New Ghibli papercraft kit gives you a little Princess Mononoke forest on your desk【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Nov 9, 2024

Paper Theater turns its spotlight onto San and the Kodama.

Japan
(anime • arts and crafts • crafts • Donguri Kyowakoku • Howl's Moving Castle • manga • Paper Theater • papercraft • Princess Mononoke • spirited away • Studio Ghibli)

Totoro stamp collection lets you add adorable Ghibli touches to cards and letters【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Nov 1, 2024

Totoro shows up in time for Japan’s nengajo season.

Japan
(anime • crafts • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • manga • My Neighbor Totoro • nengajo • New Year's cards • stationery • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

How to power up the coolest cheap souvenir from Nintendo’s official shop with a trip to Daiso

Casey Baseel
Oct 22, 2024

Let’s a-go to Nintendo Kyoto and then Daiso!

Japan
(Animal Crossing • clever • COK • cool • crafts • Daiso • DIY • erasers • nintendo • Nintendo Kyoto • Nintendo official store • Nintendo Osaka • Nintendo Tokyo • Pikmin • SNJO • Splatoon • Super Mario • video games)

Make miniatures of your miniatures with this kit from Mozu

Elliot Hale
Oct 10, 2024

Creating the perfect Japanese apartment for the Borrowers in your life.

Japan
(art • COK • craft • crafts • event • exhibition • mini • miniature • Minituart • Mozu • papercraft • Sankei • Saya Togashi • SNJO • tiny • tiny art)

With hand-painted faces, no two Totoro kamikogei traditional papercraft figures are the same

Casey Baseel
Sep 26, 2024

Meanwhile, matryoshka nesting Totoro dolls are literally full of surprises.

Japan
(anime • crafts • Donguri Kyowakoku • interior • kamikogei • manga • matryoshka • My Neighbor Totoro • nesting dolls • paper • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

Daiso DIY anime art! How to make awesome acrylic character blocks with 100 yen store parts

Casey Baseel
Sep 11, 2024

Clever, quick, and easy idea lets you create one-of-a-kind anime art.

Japan
(100-yen stores • acrylic • anime • art • COK • crafts • Daiso • DIY • interior • manga • otaku • SNJO)

Amazing papercraft kit looks, and even sounds, just like the Nintendo Famicom【Photos】

Casey Baseel
Jun 20, 2024

Celebrate the 40th (or 41st ) birthday of Nintendo’s game-changing video game console by putting together a perfect paper replica.

Japan
(arts and crafts • awesome • cool • crafts • famicom • NES • nintendo • papercraft • retro games • video games)

Poké Ball and Ditto tin handicrafts by traditional maker Nousaku will transform your tableware

Krista Rogers
Jun 12, 2024

You can also experience metal-casting your own Pokémon chopsticks rest using a traditional crafting technique at Nousaku’s main factory shop.

Japan
(anime • cool • crafts • hashioki • interior • Nousaku • Pokemon • tableware • Takaoka • tin • video games)

Foreign shoppers in Akihabara tip us off to an awesome souvenir idea: DIY Paper Theater kit【Pics】

Casey Baseel
May 8, 2024

A cool, unique, and easy-to-pack gift for fans of Japanese pop culture (including yourself).

Japan
(Akihabara • anime • COK • cool • crafts • DIY • manga • Paper Theater • papercraft • SNJO • souvenirs)

Studio Ghibli anime Paper Shadow Art craft kits back in stock in time for the holidays【Pics】

Casey Baseel
Nov 30, 2023

Clever analog visual effect makes it look like Totoro and Kiki are stepping into the real world.

Japan
(anime • art • arts and crafts • crafts • cute • Donguri Kyowakoku • Kiki's Delivery Service • My Neighbor Totoro • Studio Ghibli • Totoro)

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